I need your help!
I’ve done a few researchy-type shopping trips for various Christmas gift guides, including a couple for Ottawa Magazine which were very very fun, and gave me some great ideas to boot. All of this pre-shopping shopping has given my brain a big jump on Christmas this year.
My general take on the holiday is this: less gifts, great gifts. That’s my motto. But from a shopping perspective it also takes time and energy.
I don’t know if anyone would be interested, but I was thinking about highlighting some of the excellent shops in Westboro Village and posting about it here. If you have kids, there is kid stuff in Westboro that’s so cool you’ll hardly believe your peepers.
(the rest of this post is hidden below the fold – you know, in case someone is eadingray over my houldersay.)
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Mark and I are thinking about buying the girls some cross-country skis for Christmas this year. But I’m not entirely convinced. Remember last year? When we didn’t know if the canal was going to freeze in time for Winterlude? Perhaps roller skates would be a better gift. Hmm.
I do want to buy the girls some art from Etsy and make a tradition out of it. But I need help. ASAP. There’s so much too browse through that I can’t possibly get through it all. Does anyone have any fave Etsy artists I need to know about?
So far I like:
* Matte Stephens. I love love love this particular one.
* Belle & Boo. Check this one out. [sold out already – ack!]
* John W.Golden. This one is sold, boo! But there are so many others to choose from. Hmm. How about robots? And he does custom work too. Oi.
* Creative Thursday has left me paralyzed. One – two – three awesome pieces.  [sold out as well – noooo]
See? I need help. Any others artists you’d like to add to my pile?
